Assam: Plan afoot to transform GMCH into one of largest hospitals in India, says CM

GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said that all steps have been taken to transform the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) into one of the largest in the country.

On the second day of the Assamese New Year, Chief Minister Dr Sarma, while reviewing the progress of the construction of Pragjyotish Medical College and Hospital and Mother and Child Care Hospital here in Guwahati, said that his government has taken all necessary steps for making GMCH one of the largest in the country with matching infrastructure and treatment facilities. He also said that the upcoming Mother and Child Care Hospital on GMCH premises will offer dedicated and specialised paediatric care. To be equipped with 800 beds, it will offer state-of-the-art treatment, and its campus is part of the larger plans to completely restructure GMCH.

The Chief Minister also inspected the progress of Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital, which is Guwahati’s second medical college. Though the college is already offering limited OPD services, the Chief Minister said that the hospital is expected to be fully operational by August 15 this year. The hospital will have 600 beds and have an intake of 100 MBBS students when completed. Dr Sarma also said the medical college will have facilities for studying other postgraduate courses, including obstetrics and orthopaedics. The hospital will also have 100 paying cabins for the convenience of patients. The Chief Minister said plans are underway to construct another building with 500 beds at the medical college in the future.

Dr Sarma also reviewed the under-construction 800-bed mother and child care centre at GMCH to be completed by October. Once completed, GMCH Principal’s office will be shifted to the new hospital building. The super-speciality services, including neurology, cardiology and kidney transplant, will be shifted to the new 800-bed MMC hospital, the construction of which is going on in full swing, a press release said.

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